Alfred, Lord Tennyson Quotes

If the leadership asks me to die a martyr, I am ready ... and if they ask me to resign, I am also ready

Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die.

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.

Obedience and resignation are our personal offerings upon the altar of duty.

It's your duty to fly the airplane. If you get killed in it, you don't know anything about it anyway. Duty is paramount. It's that simple if you're a military guy. You don't say 'I'm not going to do that - that's dangerous.' If it's your duty to do it, that's the way it is.

My duty is to obey orders.

To the good warrior soundeth "thou shalt" pleasanter than "I will." And all that is dear unto you, ye shall first have it commanded unto you.

I grew up in a military family, and there's something about that military-style uniform, all cleaned up, a brutal control effort the military necessarily breeds.

The one word you use in military flying is duty. It's your duty. You have no control over outcome, no control over pick-and-choose. It's duty.

Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.

Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.

Doing what you want to do is easy. Doing what you have to do is hard.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

The old sergeant from headquarters treats me like a son and takes the greatest pride in whatever I do or write. He regularly assigns me now to certain doors, and I always obey orders like the little gentleman that I am.

Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.

The military infrastructure grew me. My faith in God is important, my belief in my country is important, my relationship to my family is important, the things that Mom and Dad tell you growing up are important.

I've got to tell you what, the soldier doesn't fight very hard for a leader who is going to shoot him, okay, on his own whim. That's not what military leadership is all about.

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.

Responsibility and accountability is a big part of being in the military.

I am a sepoy and will follow the guidance of my leaders.

The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country.

I gave my life for freedom--This I know; For those who bade me fight had told me so.

I die the King’s good servant, but God’s first.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor

I trained them for this very hour; they will fight, and, if need be, die, too, under the shadow of the house of God.